Affonso said “Adriano is doing well at Barcelona and we renewed his contract a year ago, It was a two-year extension with the option for a third. The third year option is triggered automatically if Adriano can achieve certain results within the first two guaranteed years of the deal.” The agent also stated that certain things will be discussed with the new manager Luis Enrique about the possible future of the defender at Camp Nou and final decision will be taken accordingly.

Adriano who moved to Barcelona from Sevilla in 2010, has appeared in 90 games for the Catalans since his arrival. He has mostly been used as a substitute at Camp Nou, falling behind the line to Jodi Alba, rarely making a start-up appearance.

But Affonso dodged the question about Inter Milan’s keenness to buy adriano, He replied “Inter? No one from Inter has spoken with me. It’s been said that Adriano would like to play in the Serie A and it is one of his objectives, but I think it would difficult to achieve at the moment.”

It is believed that if a reasonable offer is put forward, Barcelona may well sell Adriano to balance their books and to refill their kitty for some bigger purchasing deal this transfer season.

To clear off any ambiguity in the air,”In any case, I think that he will be playing at a great Italian club in the future.” the agent said while signing off.

It will be interested to see whether Barcelona’s new coach Luis Enrique sees him as a vital part of his future plans or decides to let him go. And with Adriano preferring Serie A over Premier League, Inter Milan will certainly want to grab this opportunity with both hands.